The Fat Duck restaurant, owned by chef Heston Blumenthal, has been named the UK’s best restaurant for the third year in a row. The Michelin-starred diner was awarded 10 out of 10 by the Good Food Guide and described as producing “world-beating dishes for the bedazzled throngs”. The restaurant, in Bray, Berkshire, beat Gordon Ramsay’s [...]

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The average length of time to plan a girly night out – four days, six hours and 43mins Aug 5 2010 Lachlan Mackinnon THE typical girlie night out takes an incredible four days, six hours and 43 minutes to organise, a study found yesterday. Female party-goers will also swap 14 texts, two Facebook postings, four [...]

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So it is here the el bulli beer a good beer from Spain. This beer from the worlds best restaurant is a gastronomic dream. Will you be matching this with your favorite dish? Inedit beer. by Ferran Adrià and the sommeliers at El Bulli, is brewed by Estrella Damm To cut a long story short [...]

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The focus on healthy eating has never been greater, but the launch of a lunchtime lasagne sandwich – described as a “solid snack between meals” – has divided the eating public. Supermarket chain Tesco, which will stock the sandwich, says it is made up of “two thick slices of bread and a filling of diced [...]

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A furious diner was refused a glass of tap water at a restaurant just days after a new law made it an offence for licensed restaurants not to provide water free of charge.

Sonya Adams asked for a glass of water while dining at Vermilion Cinnabar in Manchester, where she and five friends had just dined.

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Marchese Lodovico Antinori is at it again. After knocking our socks off with his so-called “Super Tuscans”, Ornellaia and Masseto – Italy’s most prized and expensive wines – he’s now repeating the feat with his new project, Tenuta di Biserno, this time in cahoots with his brother, Piero. As with everything in Italy, it’s a [...]

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CHRISTMAS ARRANGEMENTS 2009 Republic of Ireland Please note that the following arrangements will apply during the forthcoming Christmas/New Year period. PERMITTED HOURS OF TRADING (On-Trade) (Intoxicating Liquor Acts 2003/2008) Tuesday 22nd December 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 pm. Wednesday 23rd December 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. Thursday 24th December 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m. [Christmas Eve] [...]

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Over the last 6 months while launching this venture to bring you a single source for all of your entertainment needs I have travelled pretty much non stop, now as we are bringing you quality on a shoestring I do not have the luxury of travelling business class anymore. While booking my latest trip I [...]

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This morning weary eyed and still a little sleepy I make my morning pilgrimage to the cupboard to grab a bag of coffee and quickly pour the contents into my machine for my morning fix, this morning to my horror I was out of regular coffee, gasp and several 4 letter explanatives quickly filled the [...]

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Welcome to www.GreatFoodPlaces.com and www.PubMonster.com 2 sites that have a single goal, to bring the best food, drink and entertainment venues in the world to you in a single place. The sites have been designed with you in mind. Current features on the sites allow you to find out what is going on where. Be [...]

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